A man has been found dead weeks after he was made to sign the Sex Offenders Register for trying to have sex with a postbox.

The body of Paul Bennett was found behind a Chinese restaurant in his home town of Wigan, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Sunday.

Police said the 45-year-old's death was not being treated as suspicious. A source suggested the cause may have been drugs-related, but it has not yet been confirmed officially.

Death: Paul Bennett, 45, (left) has been found dead weeks after he was made to sign the Sex Offenders Register for trying to have sex with a postbox outside a shopping centre in his home town of Wigan (right)

Mr Bennett was discovered dead behind the Chinese restaurant Shanghai Palace, in the Poolstock area of Wigan, and police were called.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: 'We were called at 1.35am on Sunday, February 22, following reports the body of a 45-year-old man was found in Poolstock.